Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1872 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday. Sept. 26th. 167 2 .

The Rensselaer Union enters tbe fifth year of its publication this pleasant f all morning. Workmen arc busy this >veek enclosing the Fair Ground with a good substantial plank fence. Billy Harter got his nose deveb oped slightly last Friday evening for.being drunk and disorderly. Mrs. Amanda Brooks, of Jordan township, died of consumption yes* terday. Heavy showers .of rain and the prevailing warm weather are giving/ fall wheat and pasturage a splendid start. Union Sabbath School concert at the Presbyterian Church, Sabbath evening, September 29th, at 6:30 o’clock. 'grand jury at its recent session found nineteen indictments against Leopold Tuteur lor selling liquor in violation of law. Lightning struck and kdled a . young horse belonging to Mr. Daniel Lamson, five tniles southwest of this place, last Sunday night. Surveyors have re-surveyed and laid out Weston’s Addition to the town of Rensselaer into lots, blocks and streets' during the past week.

The winter term of the Rensselaer public schools will probably commence Monday, October 14th. ■The teachers have not all been engaged yet. —— John McCarty, a native of Ireland, died at the residence of his /brother-in-law. Mr. Patrick Barton, last Thursday. His remains, were buried in the Catholic Cemetery on Friday. *■* ‘ The Jasper County Teachers’ Institute is now in glorious session in our school house, and morning, noon and night the streets of Rensselaer are enlivened by an hundred beautiful school ma’ams—both male and female. William Abraham, of the province of Posen, Germany, filed his intention to become a citizen of tho United States, with the Clerk of Jasper county on the 18th inst. and Henry Mullen, of Ireland, filed a similar intention on the 19th. Professor W. A. Bell, of Indianapolis, editor of the Indiana >S'cAoof Journal, has written to Mr. S. P. Thompson that he will deliver an addtess in this place next Tuesday QQpfthg. Meeting will be in the Court House. Subjeetmf the lecture, “Europe.” Everybody invited to attend.

Carpenter township bore off the beautiful flag presented by the Republicans of Marion township to the largest procession at the rally last Friday, and Hanging Groye received the flag offered to the township having the largest delegatiou pTesen t proportioned to the number of her Republican votes in 1870. ' 'J ' ' Mr. Thomas J. Spitler during the past week lias proved to us that our statement early last spring that the fruit buds on the peach trees in this county were winter killed was a mistake, by presenting us with large, perfect and superior fruit borne on the trees in his garden -this season. He will please accept thanks for the favor. A msW Iron bridge has been completed this week over the Iroquois river, four miles northeast of Rensselaer, at the crossing of the Valparaiso, Medaryville and Francqgville roads. This makes the fourth structure of the kind in Jasper county, and thpy will be enduring monuments t,> the enterprise and sound judgment of the commissioners under whose administration they were built. -•

The Board of Managers of the Jasper County Agricultural and Mechanical Association have decided to revise the whole premium list of their Fair to be held next month. The corrected list will appear next week. The Managers ° were not satisfied to see so many diplomas offered as second premiums "and will substitute money in their place. They also lower the entry and ad-, mittance fees. They have engaged the proprietors of one of the largest, balloons in the world to make, an ascension from their grounds. Look out for the new premium list, which will be ready for circulation on Monday next. *

Irish potatoes retail for 60 cents a bushel in Rensselaer, flour $8 a barrel, cheese 124 jto Iff cents pound, fresh beet 6 to‘lo cents, fresh pork 6 to 10 cents, bacon sides 13 cents, pickled pork 8 cents, butter 10 cents, eggs jlTcentsTTllozen, cider 15 to 20 cents a gallon. T~“T “ Hon. William Williams, Republican candidate for Congress for the State addressed an audience estimated to number 1,200 persons at this place last Friday afternoon. His speect was a very pleasant one and left a good* impression upon bis bearers, many saying that it was the best that had been delivered here during the campaign. Jasper county will certainly give a cheering report to Republicans at the October election. - Mr. G. W. Terhune had a young horse stray away from him while attending the county fair on the 4th of this month. The horse is three years old, small, light bay, dim or moon-eyed and was shod hefore,..When last Jbj ear d from he was about fifteen miles tHisTtldfeof Lafayette, near the Badger Grovb, and it is supposed was traveling towards Jasper county where he was raised. A liberal reward is offered for information that will lead to his recovery. Address G. W. Terhune, Rensselaer, Ind. -st

From the “Recapitulation” in the tax duplicate of 1872, now ready for the county treasurer’s report of delinquents, we find that' the total value of lands and improvments subject to taxation in Jasper county is estimated at $1,547,138; value of town lots and improvements thereon, $123,489; value of personai property, In the county., $901,357; total amount of taxables, $2,571,977. The increase over last year is as follows: On value of lands and improvements, $17,406; town lots and improvements, §ll,032; personal property, $19Q,13€; ; total increase, $218,568, or a little 'more than 9| per cent. This shows that Jasper county is improving and that it is a good place to invest money.